Woodvale vs Beldon

Beldon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Woodvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodvale, most households are couple families. In Beldon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodvale: a median of $1.28 million, against $990,000 in Beldon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Woodvale tends to suit couples, while Beldon suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Woodvale

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 5)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Beldon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($990,000 vs $1,285,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Beldon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Woodvale sits closer to the CBD (22.9 km vs 25 km)
  • Beldon is more walkable (81/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodvale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Beldon is more walkable (81/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Woodvale and Beldon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Woodvale Beldon
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Woodvale Beldon
Walkability 57 / 81
Woodvale — Walkability: 57/100 Beldon — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 67 / 37
Woodvale — Safety: 67/100 Beldon — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 41 / 11
Woodvale — Low fire risk: 41/100 Beldon — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woodvale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Beldon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woodvale has more residents (9,579 vs 4,094); Woodvale rents higher ($480/wk vs $370/wk).

Woodvale Beldon
Population 9,579
+57% vs other
 4,094
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +3.8%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $121,628/yr
+19% vs other
 $99,060/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+23% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodvale Beldon
0-4 4.2% / 7.5%
Woodvale — 0-4: 4.2% Beldon — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.8% / 12.0%
Woodvale — 5-14: 13.8% Beldon — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.1% / 5.5%
Woodvale — 15-19: 7.1% Beldon — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.2% / 5.0%
Woodvale — 20-24: 6.2% Beldon — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.6% / 15.9%
Woodvale — 25-34: 7.6% Beldon — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 12.4% / 16.2%
Woodvale — 35-44: 12.4% Beldon — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 14.1% / 12.2%
Woodvale — 45-54: 14.1% Beldon — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.8% / 12.5%
Woodvale — 55-64: 16.8% Beldon — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.5% / 9.3%
Woodvale — 65-74: 11.5% Beldon — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.4% / 3.0%
Woodvale — 75-84: 4.4% Beldon — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.8% / 0.9%
Woodvale — 85+: 1.8% Beldon — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodvale 61.6% couple families
Woodvale — Couple Families: 61.6% Woodvale — Lone Person: 21.6% Woodvale — One Parent Families: 14.4% Woodvale — Group Household: 1.4% Woodvale — Other Families: 0.9%
Beldon 46.5% couple families
Beldon — Couple Families: 46.5% Beldon — Lone Person: 31.5% Beldon — One Parent Families: 17.2% Beldon — Group Household: 3.3% Beldon — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodvale 9.7% renting
Woodvale — Owned Outright: 43.3% Woodvale — Mortgage: 47.0% Woodvale — Renting: 9.7%
Beldon 20.3% renting
Beldon — Owned Outright: 28.7% Beldon — Mortgage: 51.0% Beldon — Renting: 20.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Woodvale Beldon
England 15.8% / 11.5%
Woodvale — England: 15.8% Beldon — England: 11.5%
South Africa 3.5% / 2.0%
Woodvale — South Africa: 3.5% Beldon — South Africa: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.0% / 3.2%
Woodvale — New Zealand: 2.0% Beldon — New Zealand: 3.2%
Ireland 1.8% / 2.2%
Woodvale — Ireland: 1.8% Beldon — Ireland: 2.2%
Scotland 2.6% / 1.2%
Woodvale — Scotland: 2.6% Beldon — Scotland: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Woodvale Beldon
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 19.0%
Woodvale — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Beldon — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 11.3%
Woodvale — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Beldon — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.1%
Woodvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Beldon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.1%
Woodvale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Beldon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.4%
Woodvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Beldon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodvale 92.6% houses
Woodvale — Houses: 92.6% Woodvale — Townhouses: 7.2% Woodvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Beldon 94.4% houses
Beldon — Houses: 94.4% Beldon — Townhouses: 5.1% Beldon — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodvale Beldon
Median house price $1,285,000 $990,000
Median unit price $780,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 8 days
from 102 sales
 18 days
from 26 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Woodvale Beldon
3 bed $991K / $958K
Woodvale — 3 bed: $991K (39 sales) Beldon — 3 bed: $958K (36 sales)

39 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.36M / $1.06M
Woodvale — 4 bed: $1.36M (108 sales) Beldon — 4 bed: $1.06M (22 sales)

108 vs 22 sales

Development activity

Woodvale Beldon
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Woodvale Beldon
Houses 3.9%
$875/wk on $1.18M
 4.2%
$800/wk on $999K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Woodvale Beldon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Walkability Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 36% of WA

Liveability

Woodvale scores higher overall (73 vs 49); Beldon is more walkable (81 vs 57).

Woodvale Beldon
Grade A B
Score 73/100 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Beldon carries more crime risk (63 vs 33); Beldon carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 59).

Woodvale Beldon
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 High
89/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Woodvale Beldon
Inside the suburb 4
same for both
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 6.2 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 1.5%

Schools in Woodvale

  • St Luke's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Woodvale Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • North Woodvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Woodvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Beldon

  • Beldon Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Belridge Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Beldon Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school
  • Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Woodvale Beldon
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 6 3
Parks & reserves 13 5
Childcare 6 3
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Beldon sits further from the CBD (25 km vs 22.9 km).

Woodvale Beldon
Walkability score 57/100 81/100
Distance to Perth 22.9 km 25 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 262.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 46.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6026
 1.1%
postcode 6027
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 6026
 61
postcode 6027

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Woodvale Beldon
Car (driver) 74.7% / 75.1%
Woodvale — Car (driver): 74.7% Beldon — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 9.3%
Woodvale — Worked from Home: 10.2% Beldon — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Train 9.2% / 6.8%
Woodvale — Train: 9.2% Beldon — Train: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.3%
Woodvale — Car (passenger): 3.7% Beldon — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus 1.1% / 2.0%
Woodvale — Bus: 1.1% Beldon — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Woodvale Beldon
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 2.9 km

NBN connectivity

Woodvale Beldon
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,793 premises
 0%
1,770 premises

Climate

Woodvale Beldon
Annual rainfall 650 mm 716 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 10.4°C

Council rates

Woodvale Beldon
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Joondalup
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodvale Beldon
Division Moore
same for both
Member Tom French
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodvale Beldon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodvale

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

Beldon

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet

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